Surprising Newsletter Headlines: BLRÂs ÂEnvironmental ManagerÂs Compliance AdvisorÂ Finds Not Much Has Changed 25 Years Later

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The "Environmental ManagerÂ?s Compliance Advisor" is a pioneering EPA compliance newsletter that is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Published by Business & Legal Reports, Inc. (BLR), the twice-monthly newsletter finds that headlines 25 years ago and today are not that different.

Old Saybrook, CT (PRWEB)February 17, 2005

A relatively new Agency in 1981, The Environmental Protection Agency was being pressured by CongressÂs ÂhammerÂ provisions. Basically the EPA was told to implement new regulations under RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) by specific dates, or Congress would do it for them. The result: an unprecedented flood of complicated new regulations.

Fortunately, the Environmental ManagerÂs Compliance Advisor came out that year with the express purpose of helping a brand new professionalÂthe environmental managerÂunderstand this regulatory torrent. Published by Business & Legal Reports, Inc. (BLR), the twice-monthly newsletter is celebrating its 25th year.

ÂWeÂre so proud of the Advisor,Â said Bob Brady, BLRÂs president and founder. ÂWhen EPA started publishing RCRA regulations for hazardous wastes in the 1980s, environmental managers were overwhelmed. The AdvisorÂs plain-English analysis and practical compliance advice has saved our subscribers work, helped them avoid trouble, and resulted in less pollution in American air, water, and soil.Â

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An irony of the AdvisorÂs long tenure as the industryÂs leading newsletter is the similarity between the issues in the news in 1981 and now. For example, here are some of the stories reported in its first issue Â all still topical today: Would the new Republican President (Reagan) go soft on environmental enforcementÂ how to respond to an EPA inspectorÂ and small quantity generator regulations. Brady commented, ÂNot much has changed in 25 years. EPA still produces an avalanche of regulations. It concentrates on enforcement. And the Environmental ManagerÂs Compliance Advisor continues to be a practical compliance tool.Â

As a special 25th anniversary celebration, BLR offers a free download of 3 Advisor issues: the first issue in 1981 (known as ÂCompliance Management ReportÂ), the first issue called the Advisor in 1985, and its most recent 2005 issue. Click http://www.blr.com/80502600/WBE412 to download.